Westminster 'breaking own rules' with genetically modified food consultation
Exclusive Boris Johnson expressed a desire to change the law around genetically modified food on his first day in office THE London Government has been accused of breaking its own rules with its recently launched consultation on the introduction of genetically edited (GE) foods into the UK. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) consultation was launched on January 7 with a view to change the law around GE foods. Though the consultation is not UK-wide, the Internal Market Bill’s “non-discrimination clause” means that Scotland’s Government will be powerles...